Combination supply and waste fixture for lavatories.



W. A. SPEAKMAN.

COMBINATION SUPPLY AND WASTE FIXTURE FOR LAVATORIBS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23, 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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WITNESSES y W. A. SPEAKMAN. COMBINATION SUPPLY AND WASTE FIXTURE FOR LAVATORIES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23` 1913.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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WILLARD A. SPEAKMAN, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR TO SPEAKMAN SUPPLY & PIPE C0., 0F WILMINGTON DELAWARE, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

COMBINATION SUPPLY AND WASTE FIXTURE FOB LAVATOBIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1o. 19.14.

Application tiled October 8, 1913. Serial No. 796,858.`

To all 'whomV it may concern Be it known that I, Winmx A. SPEAK- MAN, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle and State of Delaware, have inventeda new and Improved Combination Supply and Waste Fixture for Lavatories, of which the following is ai full, clear, and exact description.

i This invention relates to lumbing fixtures and has articular re erence' to at tachments for avatories, bathtubs or the like.

Among the objects of the invention1 is to provide a combination liet and cold water fixture for lavatories of an unsually simple and neat design whereby the manipulation of the fixture is facilitated and the device rendered more reliable than previous devices.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a water supply fixture for, lavatories which is adapted to be used in connection with standard basins without alterationv line 2--2of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view correspon'ding to Fig, 2 and indicatlng a modification of delivery nozzle; Fig. 4 is aplan view of the nozzle and waste valve; Figs. 5 and 6 are diagrammatic lan views of different forms of standard asins; Fig. 7 is a plan view of the supporting washer described below and Fig. &is a detailed perspective view of the combination nozzle.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials, and the relative sizes and proportions, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. I

Referrin particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the numera 10 indicates a standard form of lavatory basin having a waste opening 11 in its bottom and provided at the rear por- .modatng the hot and col tion of its to' with a hole 12 forthe waste valve, and ot erholes 13 for the hot and cold water spigots. Fi 5 shows one form of standard basin and ig. 6 shows another form which has an opening'12vwith slotted sides for the accommodation of a known type of combination fixture, the slotted ends being provided for the (purpose of accomwater connections which lead upwardly to the nozzle from beneath. The ordinary ractice in plumbing establishments is to`eit er keep both forms of basins in stock so as to meet the various demands of the trade, or else the type shown in Fig. 5 must be machined so asto transform the hole 12 into that form of hole 12. This is a costly and troublesome expedient after the basin is manufactured and finished. I provide, therefore, as shown, a peculiar form of nozze 14 comprisin a hollow annulalr head 14, a receiving 14" communicatirig with the rear portion of said head, and a" delivery member 14c leading into the basin. This construction Aof combination nozzle provides a central vertical seatv 15 1er the waste ipeor valve stem 16 having at its upper en a .knob 17. It also provides a neat and compact means for delivering hot or cold water or both to and through the nozzle and throu h the standard' hole 12 which is ordinari y a two inch hole., The bottom of the nozzle head 14'* 's substantially iat and is fitted to t' upper surfaeeof the basin. This head, how ver, is providedwth an internal thread, as shown at 18 in *an annular .ralibet formed adjacent saidr basin. The T `14b is of a size to accommodate the water pipes 19 leading from the cocks 20. The lateral projectingl ends'of the T areadapted to receive pac 'ng glands 21 to com# plete the connection between the ipes 19 and-3 the T after the T has been intro uced downwardlythrough the hole 12. The outer ipe 23 of the waste fixture is screw 'threade at its upper end into the head 14, as shownin Fig. 1, and the connection between lthe head and the basin is completed by means of a waste washer nut 25.

. The lower end of the waste ipe 23 isV connected by means of a waste `|P26` to the waste arm 2,1. The arm 27 is connected with the bottom of the basin by means of a strainer L 28 and a strainer 29. Said waste T 26 includes a valve seat 30 for copera- 24 held in place by a locktion with a valve fil carried by the lower end of the inia i' pipe 1G. The cocks 20 may be of any ordinary or approved construction 'and control the delivery of hot and cold water into and through the pipes 19 into the combination nozzle, all of the water being delivered through the single pipe or nozzle 14C.' i

The slight modification of Fig. 3 shows the saine general plan, namely, the nozzle provided with an annular head 14a' and a receiving T 14" communicating therewith. T he head of this form-of combination nozzle is made relatively smaller than the other and is therefore adapted to pass upwardly through the opening 1'2 in the basin. This nozzle is maintained in elevated position, therefore, by a horseshoe shaped washer 32 slipped between the base thereof and the upper surface of the basin. 'l`lie manner of securing the nozzle in place is substantially tlie same as above described, including the waste washer ill and lock nut llaving thus described my invention, I claim as' new and desire to secure by Letters` latcnt, 1l-

l1. The combination with a lavatory basin having a plurality of vertical holes through the top, ot' a combination nozzle iixture therefor iiiclnding hot and cold -water cocks secured in certain of said holes` the combination nozzle comprisingr a hollow annular head located above the upper surface of the basin and extending through the remaining hole, a waste pipe connected to said head and extending downwardly therefrom, a waste valve in said pipe, connections between the bottom of the basin and said pipe, said nozzle head having a receiving T communicating therewith alongside of said wastepipe .and located in the saine basin hole therewith,

and means to deliver hot. and cold water into said receiving T.

2. As an article of manufacture, a nation nozzle of the character set forth comprising a hollow annular head providing a circular passageway for hotor cold water, a receiving T connected to and communicating with one portion of said head passageway, and a. deliveryspout communicating with and extending from.I aiiotlienportion of said head.

3. The herein described lavatory fixture comprising a combination nozzle including a hollow annular head having an internal thread, a receiving T communicating with the rear portion of said head, and a delivery spoilt extending from the front portionl of the head, means to secure the nozzle to a standard basin, said securing means includ` ing a main waste pipe having engagement in said nozzle head thread, locking devices cooperating with said waste pipe, and means to deliver hot and cold water to and through said receiving T, substantially as set. forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' TILLARD A. .SPEAKMAN. Witnesses THOMAS H. BUCiiLEy, ALERT V. GEMMILL.

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